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Hosea 6:4–5

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4nO Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee?

nO Judah, what shall I do unto thee?

For your ||goodness is oas a morning cloud,

oAnd as the early dew it goeth away.

5Therefore have I hewed them pby the prophets;

I have slain them qby the words of my mouth:

||And thy judgments are as the light that goeth forth.

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Footnotes

  1. nComp. ch. 11:8.
  2. nComp. ch. 11:8.
  3. ||Or, mercy, or, kindness. Prov. 19:22. 1 Macc. 2:57 (Gk.).
  4. och. 13:3 (Heb.). So Wisd. 11:22.
  5. och. 13:3 (Heb.). So Wisd. 11:22.
  6. pComp. 1 Kin. 19:17. Jer. 1:10. & 5:14.
  7. qComp. Jer. 23:29. Heb. 4:12.
  8. ||Or, That thy judgments might be, &c.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

What shall I do with you, O Ephraim?

What shall I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

like the dew that goes early away.

Therefore I have hewn them by the prophets;

I have slain them by the words of my mouth,

and my judgment goes forth as the light.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?

What can I do with you, Judah?

Your love is like the morning mist,

like the early dew that disappears.

Therefore I cut you in pieces with my prophets,

I killed you with the words of my mouth—

then my judgments go forth like the sun.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?

What am I going to do with you, Judah?

Your love is like the morning mist

and like the early dew that vanishes.

This is why I have used the prophets

to cut them down;

I have killed them with the words from my mouth.

My judgment strikes like lightning.

NLTNew Living Translation

“O Israel and Judah,

what should I do with you?” asks the Lord.

“For your love vanishes like the morning mist

and disappears like dew in the sunlight.

I sent my prophets to cut you to pieces—

to slaughter you with my words,

with judgments as inescapable as light.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

What will I do with you, O Ephraim?

What will I do with you, O Judah?

Your love is like a morning cloud,

like the dew that goes away early in the morning.

Therefore, I have hewn them by the prophets;

I have killed them by the words of my mouth,

and my judgment goes forth like the light.